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Class Action Lawsuit Claims Thousands of ICE Detainees Were Forced Into Labor, Violating Anti-Slavery Laws
As it turns out, there are allegations that tens of thousands of immigrants who were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and held at a private U.S. prison company were also forced into labor at $1 per day or for no pay, which would be a gross violation of federal anti-slavery laws. The allegations…
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Los Angeles Officials Urge ICE Agents to Stop Identifying Themselves as Police
Immigration officers have been identifying themselves as “police” when searching for people living in the country illegally, and top elected officials in Los Angeles are urging federal authorities to bring that practice to a stop. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, City Attorney Mike Feuer and City Council President Herb Wesson co-signed a letter to the…
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Reported ICE Immigration Sweeps in Southern Calif. Prompt Angry Response in Los Angeles
Civil rights groups in Los Angeles said Thursday that they had been alerted by “credible sources,” including attorneys, that immigration sweeps were taking place in the greater L.A. area, prompting more than 100 protesters fueled by fear and outrage to march in the streets of downtown L.A. on Thursday evening. As the Los Angeles Daily…
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Los Angeles Police Chief: Trump Won’t Change Department's Immigration Policy
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck announced Monday that the city’s Police Department will not change its stance on immigration enforcement even as President-elect Donald Trump has promised to be tougher on immigration and deport criminal immigrants, the Los Angeles Times reports. A special order instituted by former LAPD Chief Daryl Gates in 1979 prohibits…